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Take a leisure ride through Fort Scott

info2018-07-16T07:10:10-05:00July 16th, 2018|

Local residents and visitors to Fort Scott have another way to get around town thanks to a program through the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team. The chamber is facilitating the Fort Scott Bike Share Program, in which people can pick up a bike at one of four hub locations; the chamber office, 231 E. Wall St., Peerless Products, 2403 S. Main St., Nate’s Place Restaurant & Lounge at Eighth Street and National Ave., and Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton St. The bikes were purchased using grant funds from the $500,000 Blue [...]

Wichita’s Keeper of the Plains among landmarks celebrating Special Olympics milestone

info2018-07-16T07:08:53-05:00July 16th, 2018|

The Special Olympics announces landmarks around the world, including Wichita's own Keeper of the Plains, will turn red in a global display of unity. The Keeper will light up July 20 as part of the Special Olympics 50th anniversary celebration. In all, more than 70 places around the world join Wichita for the celebration. Other participating locations include nations and major cities. The list includes the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, South Africa, China and Chicago. You can learn more about the Special Olympics and the upcoming celebration here. (Read more: KWCH News)

Johnson County officials celebrate start of construction on new county courthouse

info2018-07-16T07:03:15-05:00July 16th, 2018|

Johnson County officials marked the start of construction on the new nearly $200 million courthouse Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony in Olathe. The seven-story building with 28 court rooms will replace the current facility across the street at Santa Fe Drive and Kansas Avenue. Completed in 1952, the current courthouse does not have facilities that allow inmates coming to court to be separated from the public, an issue that raised safety concerns. Moreover, the current facility is largely out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Johnson County voters approved a 10-year, quarter-cent sales tax to fund the new courthouse [...]

Sales Tax to Fund Capital Improvement Fund for Infrastructure Improvements in Phillipsburg

info2018-07-16T06:57:03-05:00July 16th, 2018|

The Phillipsburg City Council is asking residents to consider a .5% sales tax at the August 7th election which will replace the current .5% sales tax that is dedicated to the payment of debt for the wastewater improvements made in 2001. The debt for the wastewater improvements will be paid in its entirety on August 1, 2018 which is 4 years earlier than planned. The .5% sales tax that will be voted on at the August election is dedicated towards city infrastructure improvements including streets, sewer system, and water system. At the July 3, 2018 City Council meeting, an ordinance establishing [...]

More lakes in Rooks, Saline counties affected by blue-green algae

info2018-07-16T06:53:45-05:00July 16th, 2018|

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), has issued public health warnings for Carbondale West Lake, Clarion Woods Park Lake, Webster Lake, Atchison County Park Lake, Melvern Outlet Pond, Melvern Outlet Swim Pond, Topeka’s Central Park Lake (Pond), Lake Afton, Rooks County State Fishing Lake and Salina’s Jerry Ivey Pond for the upcoming weekend and week. If a lake is under a public health warning for blue-green algae, activities such as boating and fishing may be safe. However, direct contact with water (i.e., wading, skiing and swimming) is [...]

Wyandotte County stuck with $1 million bill for Schlitterbahn investigation

info2018-07-16T06:52:13-05:00July 16th, 2018|

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., got a surprise recently: Its taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the Kansas Attorney General’s costs on the Schlitterbahn investigation. So far, the UG is budgeting $1 million to pay the Kansas Attorney General for costs associated with the criminal case against Schlitterbahn and key employees accused of recklessness in the 2016 death of a young boy at the KCK water park. “We’re hoping it doesn’t cost that much,” said UG spokesman Mike Taylor. “It’s basically $1 million in a surprise expense.” The UG is responsible for the bill because former [...]

Hungry goats devour west Wichita weed nightmare

info2018-07-16T06:49:41-05:00July 16th, 2018|

Mary Powell's 75 Barnyard Weed Warriors lay waste to a west-side weed-infested lot Friday. The 75 goats devoured poison ivy, small trees and weeds, stripping away unwanted vegetation. “I couldn’t give them any better food,” Powell said. (Read more: Carrie Rengers: Business Columns & Blogs |)

History of Soda Fountains subject of Sunday presentation at Geneseo City Hall

info2018-07-13T08:18:03-05:00July 13th, 2018|

Journalist and Kansas historian Cindy Higgins will give a PowerPoint presentation about “Soda Fountains of Kansas” at the City of Geneseo City Hall at 2 p.m. Sunday.She will relive the glory days of the soda fountain where tonics and curatives evolved into refreshments like the Brown Cow, the Mudslide, and the Egg Cream. Government regulations, World War I luxury taxes, and bottled soda pop prompted Kansas pharmacists to make more ice cream concoctions... (Read more: News - The Hutchinson News)

Parsons Historical Society Museum plans to dedicate addition

info2018-07-13T07:38:39-05:00July 13th, 2018|

The Parsons Historical Society Museum is inviting the public to a reception and ribbon-cutting for a new addition to the museum built in honor of Ken Ervin. The dedication event is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. July 21 inside the new 60-foot addition. “It’s going to be a time to celebrate our new space and to celebrate the work that Ken has done for the museum,” board member Mike Brotherton said. In recent years alone, Ervin has committed hundreds of hours of volunteer time to the museum, serving on the board, working on exhibits, helping with construction of display cases, doing maintenance [...]

Garden City Police Department implements body cameras

info2018-07-13T07:34:12-05:00July 13th, 2018|

Garden City commissioners and city staff were given a presentation last week during a pre-meeting on the Garden City Police Department’s recently implemented body cameras, which detailed how the cameras will be used and what the benefits and limitations of body camera systems are. According to Garden City Police Chief Mike Utz, the GCPD began using body cameras on July 1, and officers have been trained and are now out using them while on duty. ″... We started looking at the body camera technology in approximately 2015 and tested several companies. The problem we found is that some companies had body [...]

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